Sad to see one item on the card - the effect that that has had is profound.

Plague - Had a vaccination in 1967 - for three days - it felt like very bone in my body had been nastily cracked, screaming sore throat, unreal headache, undeliverable sensitivity to light. So seeing that I looked around and sure enough our quarry Mr Coyote can give us that. My bottom line should I take out Mr. Coyote, he will lie where he dies. I am in this for the challenge nothing else. I am also not in it to remove every coyote from the planet, just the occasional encounter. The part for me that is meaningful is being out - watching nature and the interactions of all the creatures, and then the test can I fool such a smart guy?

Many thanks to the OP, I think this is very useful. I've recreated the card and added Cryptosporidiosis and West Nile to the list. I did not add Echinococcus since it is already listed (Hydatid Disease = Echinococcus).

My brother hog hunts with dogs a lot and spends a lot of time in the brush. Got bad sick for a long time off and on. Turned out to be RMSF and Lyme disease. Had to argue with the doctors to get that tested. This card might have helped him out!

Here in southeast oklahoma I seldom take a coyote that does not have mange. if I am in an area where I can dig I bury them, but I never touch them with bare handsI contracted rocky mountain spotted fever two consecutive years (2013-2014) but not from varmint hunting. first year was a tick bite while brush-hogging, second year was another bite while putting a fawn through a fence to return to its mother. the fawn was literally covered in ticks and i did not discover that bite until late in the day. still have recurring headaches, mild vertigo.

Definitely a good idea. This also applies if you travel routinely out of your area. For example, in my area, tick borne diseases are almost unheard of, but other problems (some of the fungal issues) are more common. Also if you routinely work with livestock in areas that aren't primarily agricultural areas. Doctors are trained to "look for horses not zebras when you hear hoofbeats..." Of course that doesn't apply if you live in Africa...